Biography

Born in Winnipeg, David grew up on a diet of Marvel comic books and Edgar Rice Burrows novels. In the seventies, even after Tolkien's great work, both Fantasy and Science Fiction were still considered grade B stuff, until George Lucas changed the status of Science Fiction forever with Star Wars. Suddenly the genre was in vogue and marketable.

In 1980, convinced he could write epic High Fantasy, David purchased a used Underwood typewriter and set to work stumbling from one page to the next with absolutely no idea of what a protagonist was or where his plot was going. In three months he managed to produce 75 dreadful pages which he abandoned in disgust to get on with life.

Though the manuscript from 1980 is long gone, David never gave up on his dream of being a Fantasy writer. In 2002 he enrolled in a Writer's Digest correspondence course. It was a choice that changed his life. His instructor was Steven F. Havill, who taught him things like what POV (point of view) meant, why horses don't crawl, that stories have plots, and more importantly, how to make an outline. Armed with this new knowledge, David spent the next two years writing the first draft of FireDrakes. A short synopsis and the first chapter are available on this site.

The oil portrait above was a gift from Artist Sharron Middler.
Her Gallery can be found at: ArtistOutOfCanada.com

What has David been up to?

McNicoll, November 2009

Dave is busy with Raise-a-reader events again. This time at McNicoll School. He discusses writing, publishing with the children and reads from his book.

Each child is given a copy of their own to take home.

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Naramata Faire, August 2008

Dave, local wizard, author and "Naramation" is seen here taking a break from signing books with Naramata's citizen of the year, Flamethrower Bob.

The Naramata Faire, an annual event, begins with a parade and ends 8 hours later. It is a full day of swimming, dancing, playing, eating and flying the simulator used by the Snowbirds.

This small town of about 1800 citizens has some amazing talent. We don't just make grape wines out here.

Elephant Island, July 2008

Dave is seen here enjoying a glass of pear wine just prior to his Canada Day Book Signing event in the courtyard of Elephant Island Winery.

The latest Korinetz novel and a glass of wine can turn a sunny hot Okanagan day into a real pleasure. Watch for the newest one "Sorceress" expected mid 2009. It is a sequel to 'FireDrakes' which has proven to be immensely popular.

Skaha Lake Middle School, June 2008

Dave talked about fantasy writing and read to the students at Skaha lake Middle School.

"What great kids. They are very mature and interesting. There will be some good writers coming out of that group. It was a good time for me and I think for them as well." David Korinetz

Tuc-El-Nuit, May 2008

Another wonderful group of kids this time at the Tuc-El-Nuit School in Oliver.

This was part of the Raise-A-Reader program and it was a great experience for David. He enjoyed going to the schools so much that he wants to do more of it.